Antique Japanese Wood Netsuke Pile of Gingko Tree Nuts
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Type: Katabori (Sculptural) Netsuke
Material: Wood (probably Boxwood)
Age: Meiji Period (1868-1912)
Origin/Maker: Japan. Unsigned.
Size: 1 1/2" long (3.81 cm)
Weight: 0.2 oz (6 g)
Provenance:
Present: Ryan Snooks collection of Japanese & Asian Decorative Art
Previous: Private Collection
Collected: Antique store, Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, 2024
Condition: Item is used in fair condition commensurate with age, see photos. Some surface wear and an age crack or split
Subject: Carved wood katabori netsuke of a pile of gingko nuts, a symbol of fall. Pair of cord holes (himotoshi) in the base, one formed by a gap between the nuts.
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Antique Japanese Wood Netsuke Pile of Gingko Tree Nuts
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Type: Katabori (Sculptural) Netsuke
Material: Wood (probably Boxwood)
Age: Meiji Period (1868-1912)
Origin/Maker: Japan. Unsigned.
Size: 1 1/2" long (3.81 cm)
Weight: 0.2 oz (6 g)
Provenance:
Present: Ryan Snooks collection of Japanese & Asian Decorative Art
Previous: Private Collection
Collected: Antique store, Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, 2024
Condition: Item is used in fair condition commensurate with age, see photos. Some surface wear and an age crack or split
Subject: Carved wood katabori netsuke of a pile of gingko nuts, a symbol of fall. Pair of cord holes (himotoshi) in the base, one formed by a gap between the nuts.
Location:
Antique Japanese Wood Netsuke Pile of Gingko Tree Nuts






































